corpuscular radiation
a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons) (Freq. 2) • Syn: particulate radiation • Hypernyms: radiation, radioactivity • Hyponyms: alpha radiation, alpha ray, beta radiation, beta ray, electron radiation, neutron radiation
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